An integrated Design-Build team of OU students from Construction Science, Architecture, and Interior Design won 1st place at the TEXO Foundation | Associated Schools of Construction (ASC) Region 5 student competition.
The TEXO foundation is an organization that strives to tackle the current construction labor shortage by educating, recruiting, and training the next generation of construction professionals. Their annual competition with the ASC allows students to showcase their skills and network with TEXO member companies. The student teams are challenged with quick turn-around bid proposals and in-person presentations.
This year’s competition took place on Monday, February 20th at Hurst Conference Center in the Dallas-Fort Worth area. The teams were given 16 hours to submit a proposal for the adaptive reuse of a vacant retail mall space to a primary care center. The proposal included a conceptual design, cost estimate, design schedule, construction schedule, site logistics plan, and team qualifications.
The winning team was coached by Dr. Tammy McCuen, a professor of Construction Science, and consisted of Gibbs students Ethan Watson (CNS), Ella Bevins (CNS), Nicholas Kissee (CNS), Kade Berryman (CNS), Reilly Tuer (ARCH), and Sam Painter (ID).
Congratulations to our students for this accomplishment!
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